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Circular prohibits private schools from mandating purchases from particular shops, imposing additional fees beyond tuition fees JAMMU, APRIL 6: Director School Education Jammu, Ravi Shankar has issued a circular regarding complaints against private schools for the purchase of text books, stationery items, and school uniforms from a particular shop. Such practices have been observed to…
Srinagar, Apr 6: A youth from North Kashmir’s Kupwara district has gone missing from Ludhiana city of the northern Indian state of Punjab. Firdous Ahmed Peer, a resident of the Muqam Dardpora Kralpora area of Kupwara went missing on 17 February this year and since then his whereabouts is unknown to his family. …
Srinagar, Apr 5 : The wild boars which are not natives to Kashmir and culturally and religiously unacceptable to people have resurfaced much to the surprise of Wild Life experts. The CCTV footage shows the presence of scores of wild boars at Dachigam National Park in Srinagar outskirts. Ironically, these wild boars threw a big…
Srinagar, Apr 05 : Smoking can have an adverse impact on health and smokers are at higher risk of developing lung cancer. But Ramadan is a hope for smokers to quit smoking as it can generate a will power among them, doctors said. Dr Fayaz Ahmad Bhat Assistant Professor Department of General Medicine at SKIMS…
Srinagar, April 05: Police on Tuesday claimed to have cracked a blind murder case by arresting three persons in Srinagar district. In a handout to GNS, the police said that a team of Police Station Nowgam,Srinagar made a significant breakthrough in a blind murder case that has been under investigation. Three accused have been identified…
Baramulla, Apr 05 : Two militants, who were involved in grenade throwing incident on a wine shop in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on May 17 last year, have fled from the police custody, officials said on Wednesday. An official told the news agency— (KNO) that two LeT militants identified as Maroof Nazir and Shahid Showkat,…
SRINAGAR, APRIL 04: In wake of busting of a prostitution racket yesterday in Bagh-e-Mehtab locality of the District, the District Magistrate Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad today issued an order for appointment of Special Police Officer for dealing with offence under immoral Traffic Prevention Act 1956 within the territorial jurisdiction of the District. The order reads…
Director FCSCA says shops selling mutton beyond Rs 600/kg will be sealed Srinagar, Apr 04 : Amid the holy month of Ramadan, people have accused the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumers Affairs (FCSCA) department of failing to regulate the prices of mutton which they say is being sold at Rs 650-700 per kg against the…
Pulwama, Apr 4 : Local women took to the roads on Tuesday and held a protest against the installation of smart meters in the Malikpora area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama town. The women congregated on Pulwama-Kakapora road to protest the installation of the latest electricity meters. Consequently, the traffic movement was halted. “Since we come…
Srinagar, Apr 4 : Despite a blanket ban on the begging practice, beggars in Srinagar swarm on Srinagar roads, particularly at traffic signal points. From young girls to elderly people, mostly from outside states can be seen begging on Srinagar roads. The practice has been taking a toll on common people who have appealed to the…
